Most Republicans believe FBI, Justice Dept. trying to 'delegitimize' Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

#POLITICS FEBRUARY 5, 2018 / 5:41 PM / UPDATED 13 MINUTES AGO

Most Republicans believe FBI, Justice Dept. trying to 'delegitimize' Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Chris Kahn
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly three out of four Republicans believe the FBI and Justice Department are trying to undermine U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday, a sharp turn for a party that has historically backed law enforcement agencies.

Overall, most of the public still believes that Trump or someone from his campaign worked with Russia to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election, allegations that Moscow and Trump have repeatedly denied.

The Feb. 3-5 poll found that Americans were sharply divided along party lines over an effort by Trump and his Republican allies to discredit a federal investigation into potential ties between his 2016 campaign and Russia.

Some 73 percent of Republicans agreed that “members of the FBI and Department of Justice are working to delegitimize President Trump through politically motivated investigations.”

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-poll/most-republicans-believe-fbi-justice-dept-trying-to-delegitimize-trump-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1FP2UH

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. And this is what i predicted. Rosenstein is now gone and the GOP has now

ended America.

You MOTHERFUCKERS

[fallout87]

4. Rosenstein isn't gone.

WH says they have no plans to fire him or Mueller.

[triron]

2. This is just insane.

[C_U_L8R]

3. And apparently the stock market too.

Hey Trumpface, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.

[Blue_Tires]

5. What pisses me off the most is they really don't belive that

They're just falling in line because they know where their bread is buttered and they fear reprisal...

[Caliman73]

6. Not surprising given that they get their information from FOX and other outlets.

When all you see and hear is that the FBI is on a witch hunt for Trump and that message is repeated by each host, on TV, on the radio, and in print and online media, then you are going to start believing it. I have family who participate in that environment and I am constantly getting these ridiculous posts on my Facebook feed so again, it isn't surprising. One thing to remember that Fox had dominated the Cable viewership ratings for a long time and there was a study done on where people were getting their information. Right wingers had something like more than 70% of their people were getting their information from Fox, where the average liberal and moderate did not have a primary source, but multiple TV, print, and online outlets for their information.

They have their own insular world of "information".

[world wide wally]

7. I hope they all go straight to hell

Do not pass Go. Do not collect any reapect from your former country.

[edhopper]

8. But he is

illegitimate.

That is like saying the FBI is trying to criminalize the Mafia.

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Didn't 45 have to be legit first?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. The GOP continues to be the "Stupid Party"